James Madison Pens an End to Drexel's Winning Streak

PHILADELPHIA -- The James Madisonwomen's
lacrosse team scored the game's first four goals and went on to
post a 16-9 win at Drexel in Colonial Athletic Association action
on Sunday afternoon.

JMU improved its overall record to 9-5 and its CAA record to
4-1. The win guaranteed JMU a berth in the four-team postseason CAA
Tournament.

Drexel, which suffered its first league loss and saw its winning
streak end at four games, has a 10-4 overall record and is 3-1 in
league play.

JMU's leading scorer was sophomore Ali Curwin (Pittsford,
N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland) scoring on all four of her shots and
adding an assist. Junior Amy Roguski (Sykesville, Md./Liberty)
tallied three goals, redshirt senior Rebecca McLouth(Cincinnati,
Ohio/Sycamore) scored twice and had two assists, and sophomore
Steph Finley (Media, Pa./Sacred Heart) contributed two goals and an
assist. Redshirt senior Casey Ancarrow (Jarrettsville, Md./John
Carroll) was held scoreless for the first time this season, but she
had a game-high three assists and now has a point in 69 of her 70
career games.

Drexel was led in scoring by Alyse Maiden with four goals and an
assist; she was the only Dragon with multiple goals.

Roguski scored twice, both times off passes from McLouth, and
Curwin and Finley each netted a goal in JMU's four-goal start over
the first 16:45 of the opening half.

Drexel responded with three straight scores to cut the margin to
4-3 at the 10:57 mark. In the scoring stretch the Dragons
controlled three consecutive draws and scored on three shots in a
row, one by Emily Duffey, the second by Maiden and the final goal
by Kelli Joran. The run covered a span of just 1:27.

However, the Dukes scored the game's next three goals to build a
7-3 lead on a Roguski goal off a Curwin pass at 3:46. Redshirt
sophomore Kaci Starkloff (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) started the 3-0 run
with a goal assisted by Ancarrow at 9:03, and Curwin got the second
goal, also on a pass from Ancarrow, at 6:39.

Drexel's Amanda Norcini scored just 11 seconds after Roguski had
given the Dukes a four-goal lead, and her goal got the Dragons
within 7-4 at intermission.

JMU put the game away by opening the second period with six
straight goals. Curwin began and ended the run, scoring at 24:18
and again at 11:30 to push the Dukes lead to nine goals, 13-4, with
11:30 on the clock. Sandwiched between the two Curwin scores were
goals by Finley, McLouth, redshirt junior Megan Piotrowicz
(Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Plymouth-Whitemarsh) and freshman Taylor
Gress (Westminster, Md./Manchester Valley).

Drexel held the advantage on both shots (26-22) and draw
controls (18-9) but turned the ball over 12 times to only seven for
JMU.

JMU sophomore goalkeeper Schylar Healy (Eldersburg, Md./Liberty)
made nine saves. Drexel starting goalkeeperTeresha Bradley had one
save and allowed 12 goals in 44:22, and reserve Amanda Santandria
had two saves and four goals allowed in the final 15:38.

Dukes sophomore Lexi Cross (Marriottsville, Md./Liberty) led her
team with two ground balls, and Roguski had a team-high three draw
controls. Senior Kelsey MacDonald (Glyndon, Md./Bryn Mawr) and
Finley each controlled two draws.

NOTES: JMU's Casey Ancarrow's three assists gave
her a career total of 215 points. She moved from sixth place to
tied for fifth place on JMU's points list. She shares the spot with
Julie Martinez ('00).